Nationwide truce extended for 72 hrs: Syrian army
The Syrian forces extended nationwide ceasefire that expires on Monday’s midnight for 72 more hours, state media reported. The military high command said, in a statement on…
Middle East
Saudi Arabia Is At Risk Of Losing Another Key Advantage
After losing its key advantage as a price maker in the oil market, Saudi Arabia is at risk of losing another key advantage: its role…
Erdogan supported the fight against terrorism at NATO summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he pushed for more support for the fight against terrorism at the NATO leaders’ summit in the Polish…
Housing and rent prices are falling in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Villa and apartment prices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi fell between 4 per cent and 6 per cent during the second quarter compared to the…
Syria army foils rebel bid to reopen Aleppo supply line
Government troops kill dozens of rebel fighters as they attempt to retake vital supply line, monitoring group says. Syrian regime forces have repelled a fierce…
Merkel, Erdogan try to mend ties after genocide vote
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met on Saturday for the first time since Berlin angered Ankara by recognizing the deaths…
Up to 300000 Syrian refugees could get Turkish citizenship
Up to 300,000 Syrian refugees living in Turkey could be given citizenship under a plan to keep wealthy and educated Syrians in the country, a…
Yemen’s hospitals in crisis as doctors flee country
Since Yemen’s civil war began, 1,200 foreign health practitioners have left Yemen, jeopardising its healthcare system As 28-year-old Rayan al-Azazi drove a bus with 12…
Philippine president blames US for Middle East violence
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has blamed conflicts in Middle Eastern countries on foreign intervention, insisting that the United States “imported terrorism”. He told Muslim Filipinos…
Report: The U.S. Has More Oil Than Saudi Arabia or Russia
Global oil prices recently edged upward but still hover around $45 a barrel. Some observers blame the two-year slump on a conspiracy by Saudi Arabia,…